BARK BARK

kishaa: "Hello ! Can you write a world where they have animal characteristics? cat nico and dogjason: 3"

thank you so much for the request ! i'm very sorry it took so long. there was some last minute stuff going on at school and i've never written something like this before. it was good practice, but i think the execution could've been done a bit better, not gonna lie

i made their parts physical, but i wanted to keep it subtle. if it's not up to par, you can send in another request so i can make up for it !

! Subtle A/B/O Dynamics !

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Jason and Nico decided to go on a little date, prompted by Reyna who wanted them to relax, and for Nico to stop dressing like an emo fourteen-year-old.

"Black isn't an emo color, okay? It's nice." Nico gestured towards his clothes.

"I know, baby, but it's all you wear! We don't even have to buy anything, we can just look around." Nico glared at him. Jason lowered his ears and pouted.

Nico gave in, making Jason smile and kiss him on the nose.

There were clothing stores in Camp Jupiter, thankfully providing variety to what the couple was looking for. They peaked inside multiple stores, with each shake of Nico's head their options were wearing thin.

Jason glanced down at his smaller boyfriend. "You need to choose a store."

Nico stared at him defiantly. "I will rip the curtains if you speak to me like that again."

"No, you won't."

"Try me, mutt."

They tried to stare each other down. Other people walked by them, confused by the tension between them.

"Fine, Jason. Let's go in this one." Nico stormed into a small clothing store owned by a little old woman. She smiled at Jason but gave a worried glance at Nico.

Speaking of, he was sifting through racks of shirts, rolling his eyes at each design. Every cheesy slogan, every eye strain of color, every shirt was discarded.

Jason stood next to him, stopping his hands. "Go slow. We're here to look and possibly buy something." He let go of Nico's hands. "Take your time and look around."

Nico took his advice and started walking around, eyeing the black shirts and sweaters. He glanced back to Jason who raised his eyebrows at him, jerking his head in the direction of the other shirts and sweaters that weren't colored black.

His hands glided over the array of shirts, content to feel their texture. He would melt anytime he felt a particularly soft sweater.

His hands stopped on a jumper. It was reasonably soft and Nico wouldn't mind nuzzling it or wearing it around the house. There was one issue with it, though, and that was its color.

"It's pink," Jason said. Nico hadn't even noticed he stood next to him. Jason circled his arms around Nico's waist. "Do you want to try it on?"

Nico swallowed thickly. "Yeah," he muttered.

The changing room was small, and Nico felt rather self-conscious pulling the jumper over his head. It was smaller than one of Jason's shirts but wasn't so big that it went past his knees.

He stepped from behind the curtain, averting his eyes from Jason. His gaze was predatory without meaning to be. "Do you like it?" Jason asked.

Nico nodded, feeling naked under Jason's gaze. He stepped back behind the curtain and changed quickly.

He handed the jumper to Jason and went to look around the store some more.

He settled on a green t-shirt and a grey sweater. Jason was happy, Reyna was bound to be happy, and Nico was secretly glad to have something other than black.

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When they got back to their apartment, Nico was tired. He didn't like getting out and would much rather stay home with Jason. It especially didn't help that they had to go shopping. Sure, he liked the clothes he got, but that didn't help the exhaustion that plagued his bones.

"Baby," Jason said, setting down their shopping bags. "Do you want to take a nap?"

Nico sighed and toed off his shoes. "Will you join me?" he asked quietly.

"Of course, darling." Jason picked Nico up and carried him to their shared bedroom.

Nico was dropped onto the bed while Jason went to change into his pajamas. Nico nuzzled into the pillows and purred.

Jason came into the bedroom with extra blankets, knowing Nico loved to be smothered in them. He laid one over Nico and another over himself after he cuddled up to Nico

"Thanks for taking me," Nico mumbled. He cuddled up to Jason's warmth.

"You're welcome, baby." Jason played with Nico's ears as they both drifted off.